United we Stand, Divided we Fall (SYOC)
December 21 2012
Contact with India is lost.
The US sends Forces to investigate.
They are never heard from again.
Before long the whole world will know why.
One year on, the island nation of New Zealand still stands strong among the ashes of the old world, but how long will they hold? How long until even they crumble?
Hi there this will be my First Story for this site so bear with me here please.
Make sure you read the background of my OC it contains info that you may find useful
Setting:
*edit* realized i made a mistake in the timeline of things regardless the story is now set April 2016 *edit*
This story will take place roughly 3 years after the outbreak in the year 2016 and is set in New Zealand (where exactly I have yet to decide, thinking of making it set in a fictional town) it has been two years since the infection made its way here
Things to keep in mind when making your OC:
- I am a fanatic for Realism when it comes to Zombie Apocalypse's
- Set in April so early to mid autumn (southern hemisphere for you northerners)
- I personally do not want my OC to be introduced at the beginning I would much rather start off with someone else's
- Include the title when you PM your OC
- Template can be found on my profile
OC Template
Main Information:
Name:
Nicknames:
Age:
Nationality:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Sexuality:
Birthday: (day/month format please)
Religious views:
Background: brief history of before the outbreak, how they got through it and what they did after
Family: List family before and after outbreak, relationship with OC and current status (is not limited to physical family includes those they consider family)
Personality: Self explanatory
Strengths: List Strengths and how your OC got them (you can have as many strengths as you want but you must have an equal number of weaknesses)
Weaknesses:
Vices: Bad habits they have picked up
Fears:
Secrets:
Likes:
Dislikes:
Turn ons:
Turn Offs:
What they do when they come across a stranger:
Reaction to death:
Reaction to injuries:
Acts under Pressure:
Acts when Angry:
What do they call Zombies?
Skills: Max of four (don't forget some of your strengths may also be skills)
Appearance/Accessories Information:
Height/Weight: Measure in Imperial or Metric Preferably both
Skin Tone: eg. Pale, tanned, dark also note if OC has freckles and if they are just facial or all over
Hair Colour: be realistic no Blue or green, red is ok
Hair Style/Type: Straight or curly, short or long etc
Eye Colour: Again be realistic
Body Type: Thin, Muscled, Fat etc
Bust Size: Measurements or if you want just describe eg. Flatchested (GIRLS ONLY)
Scars/Tattoos: What and where in some cases how
1st set of clothes:
2nd set:
3rd set:
Winter set: (Usually only snows high in the mountains)
Transportation: be realistic and practical
Initial Weapons: their very first weapons (no guns unless their background means that a gun is fitting eg a police officer)
Midway Weapons: Weapons they trade their initial weapons for
Final Weapons: Self explanatory
Other info: any other info I may need to know about
Do you think this story should be set in a Fictional town?
My OC
Name: Cale Harris (formerly Johnson)
Nicknames: Harris
Age: 17 (14, Z-day)
Nationality: New Zealand
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Birthday: 23/5
Religious Views: Atheist
Background:
Born in Hamilton, his birth parents were the owners of a failing company who both often vented their anger out on their young son. At the age of 9 he was placed into an Orphanage, when his parents were found guilty for child abuse. He remained in the orphanage for the next two years before he was adopted by the Harris Family, with his new family he moved to a new city and his life started anew. After the initial outbreaks overseas his new parents continued their work as Doctors to help the tide of refugees coming in from the countries which have suffered from the infection. Marshal law was declared and a curfew was set in place, with the backing of the remnants of foreign Governments, New Zealand became the Pillar of Hope amongst the tide death and despair. One year on, with the huge population increase, food and other utilities started becoming scarce, life became hard for many families, luckily with his parents managed to earn enough so that he and his older brother never faced the hardships suffered by so many others. Roughly 15 months after the infection first spread its roots in the world, the Harris family household was broken into by a group of Raiders (whose numbers seem to be increasing daily thanks to food shortages) his parents were killed, but he and his older brother escaped out into the harsh world with rumours of the infection finally arriving in New Zealand, he and his brother nearly gave into despair but resolved themselves to fight on no matter what they may face. With the rumours proving to be true he and his brother managed to get accepted into a group of rag tad survivors, when they encounter their first infected his brother is bitten, they manage to escape but are left for dead by their group. As his brother progressively deteriorates he tells Cale that he's done for and to just go, which with great reluctance he agrees to. Now alone and afraid he is picked up by a Former US Army Sergeant Alice Clark who teaches him how to survive in this "new " world he became proficient with Long range rifles and Knifes. Two years on Cale and Alice are separated during an attack on their home, to this day Cale is still searching for Alice.
Family:
- Jason and Karen Johnson - birth parents Status: Unknown
- David and Michelle Harris – post-adoption parents Status: Dead
- Kevin Harris – post-adoption brother Status: Dead
- Alice Clark – Saviour/Parental figure post Z-day Status: Unknown/likely Alive
Personality: Cale has a somewhat reserved personality and finds it hard to trust others, which can lead to friction with new people. Although after someone begins to gain his trust a different side of him comes to the surface; a kind, caring and rather selfless person who would do nearly anything for the people he cares for.
Strengths:
- Physically and Mentally tough – Years of survival after the world ended
- Strong Tactical Leadership Skills – After countless encounters he has developed a skill help him lead others against their foes, Alive or Dead
- Hand to hand Takedowns – Learnt during Alice's Spartan Training regime
- Excellent Gun Handling and Maintenance – Another product of his Training with Alice
Weaknesses:
- Slow to Trust – Cale has a hard time trusting others which can lead to missed social or emotional connections with other people
- Over Caring – For the people who have earned his trust and are considered 'Family', he will do anything to protect them, he has lost his family thrice over he doesn't want it to happen again
- Emotionally Independent – does not like to let others know or help with his problems
- Easily irritated – People get on his nerves pretty easily, he may not show it, but it is still there gnawing the back of his head
Vices: Has taken a liking to Spirits like Whiskey
Fears: Never finding Alice again, Losing his "family" again, Slight Arachnophobia ,
Secrets: Cale keeps his birth parents a secret even from Alice
Likes: Brain Teasers, Day Dreaming, sweets, most music, energy drinks, Dirty Jokes, Whiskey, Fast cars and Spicy food
Dislikes: Humid Weather, Storms (they are like Caffeine to the infected), torture, ungrateful people, Manipulative people, extreme heights and Port-a-Loo's
Turn ons: Caucasians, Intelligence, humour, can hold their own, admits to their mistakes, Young, skilled in some way or another
Turn Offs: Overly foul mouthed people (doesn't mind if they are referring to them), Sexist and Racist people (Cale believes things like race and sex do not matter in a world where the dead walk), Silver Tongues (Manipulative and deceitful people really get on his nerves), the mentally unstable.
What they do when they come across a stranger: Cale does not like unneeded death and will either avoid them, or remain passive but should they make an attempt at his life, he doesn't give second chances to strangers.
Reaction to death: Usually doesn't care sometimes displays pity, would only be affected by the death of someone close to him (e.g. Alice)
Reaction to injuries: Views Injuries as an annoyance, but always takes care to treat any wounds he receives
Acts under Pressure: Becomes a cold, calculating machine that is capable of issuing orders ad acting accordingly, may falter slightly if his orders put some he cares for in harm's way
Acts when Angry: When Cale gets really angry and I mean furious he throws his humanity out the window and becomes rather psychopathic
What do they call Zombies? Them, Bastards
Skills: Tactical Leadership Skills, Basic medical knowledge, weapon maintenance and Hand to hand combat techniques
Appearance/Accessories Information:
Height/Weight: 6'1/172lbs - 185cms/78KG
Skin Tone: Slightly Tanned
Hair Colour: Dark Auburn(brown) with a white streak from a scar on his head
Eye Colour: Silver/Gray
Body Type: Lean and moderately muscled
Scars/Tattoos: many old scars from his childhood including a large one running from his mid-forehead up into the scalp also a few cuts and grazes from more recent times
1st set of clothes: Casual – Faded Blue Jeans with a red shirt, a dark coloured Hooded Jacket and a backpack with a pair of black boots and a pair of fingerless gloves
2nd set: Same as above but with Holsters for weapons
3rd set: Dark trousers with matching shirt with holsters, boots and backpack
Winter set: Same as set 1 but with thermals
Transportation: previously had 2003 Dodge Ram, but currently has no transport
Initial Weapons: An old, battered hockey stick and a Kitchen knife
Midway Weapons: .308 Hunting rifle, Five-seven, Machete
Final Weapons: Silenced Semi-auto .22 Hunting rifle, five-seven and two large survival knifes
Other info: None I wish to disclose yet
Note: It will likely be sometime until I release the first Chapter so please be patient
Ciao and thank you